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e-Pharmacies appeal against order banning online sales of medicines

They claim around 20,000 people working in 10 online pharmacies, and 1.5 million customers would be impacted by the ban

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Gireesh Babu Chennai
A group of online pharmacy companies in the country today approached the Madras High Court with an appeal against a single judge's order banning online sales of medicines till the Government of India implement new regulations on the issue. The matter is expected to come up for hearing on Wednesday.

Six online pharmacy companies and a platform formed by major pureplay online pharmacies had impleaded in the petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Chemists and Druggists Association (TNCDA) before the single judge. Most of them submitted their appeal today to the division bench against the order, said sources from Digital Health

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